No thanks, I think I'll give Florida a miss, for now.Maybe a trip Orlando, Florida is warranted.
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Honestly, this rendition of Hogwarts does not impress me.
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What fictional location would you like to be able to visit?
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Something designed for entertainment and thrills just would not cut it especially if the desire is authentic. Then there is being surrounded by noisy touristas in shorts, t-shirts and loud children. But it is interesting how something artificial can be substituted for real and be satisfying in some circumstances. One example is Mainstreet in both Disneyland and Disneyworld, but it is just shops and restaurants filled with those pesky tourists I mentioned. I think I’d leave Hogwarts to the books, movies and my imagination.
My guess is that computer games are not your thing, but it is a form of escapism and one of the most impressive artificial worlds I’ve seen is Minecraft’s Norse Mashup pack, all built with rectangular blocks and accompanying music. I also prefer solo games worlds because they are unpolluted by other players.
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Planet wide cities is nothing new in Sci Fi and usually always has a seedy crime filled underbelly. not very unique to any particular franchise.
for Star Wars, they use that basic premise quite frequently. and In the SWTOR (MMO) the ruined planet like that was Taris. Which was bombarded by the Sith during the events of KOTOR 1
I ... maybe a bit of a Star Wars nerd
I don't understand the appeal of Vulcan. It's dry and hot, nothing but dust and rocks as far as the eye can see.
Add to that, you'll be surrounded by millions of arrogant elitist. But from a Vulcan perspective, they aren't being arrogant, only realistic. Vulcans are 3 times stronger, smarter, more durable, more resilient, longer lived...in short superior to human in every measurable way. Well, we have better barbers. Every male Vulcan seems to sport the same bowl cut.
Add to that, you'll be surrounded by millions of arrogant elitist. But from a Vulcan perspective, they aren't being arrogant, only realistic. Vulcans are 3 times stronger, smarter, more durable, more resilient, longer lived...in short superior to human in every measurable way.
Well, we have better barbers. Every male Vulcan seems to sport the same bowl cut.
This is one thing I particularly disliked about the Elves in the Eragon series - it felt like the Author had taken stock Tolkienesque wood Elves and turned the magical-hippiness up to 11 and created a whole Mary-Sue race of 'Humans but better' without any of the deeper thought behind why they were immortal, powerful, highly skilled etc. in Tolkien's legendarium and more importantly what the balancing downsides of these attributes are. So I suppose much the same goes for Vulcan as the Elven forest in Eragon (though in general I do love woodland locations/ scenery!)I don't understand the appeal of Vulcan. It's dry and hot, nothing but dust and rocks as far as the eye can see.
Add to that, you'll be surrounded by millions of arrogant elitist. But from a Vulcan perspective, they aren't being arrogant, only realistic. Vulcans are 3 times stronger, smarter, more durable, more resilient, longer lived...in short superior to human in every measurable way.
didn't get through the whole book, but I do give the author some credit on the simplicity of the writing.
He was a teenager when he wrote it afterall
LOL. Here’s a guy who’s really taking this topic seriously.
Spoiler: Not sure I see the appeal of visiting two adjacent triangles with a filled circle hanging over them...
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I read the first Eragon book and it did not grab me enough to continue with the series. At this point, I don't remember too much about it. No offense to anyone intended...
Romanworld or Medievalworld from the movie Westworld. (Before the robots went bonkers of course...)
100 acre wood from Winnie the Poo
100 acre wood and winnie the pooh
Heaven, oh wait I might have a problem with them "pearly gates".
There's a place that I'd visit if I had the chance,
And it isn't near Italy, Denmark, or France.
It's a place in a story I heard as a child,
Whose people are known as warm-hearted and mild.
It's not a big city, as some like to trumpet,
Just a small village not far from Mount Crumpit.
That bit of geography makes it a cinch,
And if that's not enough: there's an infamous Grinch.
The Grinch is reformed now, or so I've been told,
For that was the story that I learnt of old.
I won't write its name, for I'd not spoil the fun
Of you finding it out. Now this post is done.
And it isn't near Italy, Denmark, or France.
It's a place in a story I heard as a child,
Whose people are known as warm-hearted and mild.
It's not a big city, as some like to trumpet,
Just a small village not far from Mount Crumpit.
That bit of geography makes it a cinch,
And if that's not enough: there's an infamous Grinch.
The Grinch is reformed now, or so I've been told,
For that was the story that I learnt of old.
I won't write its name, for I'd not spoil the fun
Of you finding it out. Now this post is done.
If I were to take a vacation in space, it wouldn’t be on Avenue 5. It’s be on one of these space stations.
Though idyllic it seems, I would change one parameter:
No one can speak in a rhyming tetrameter.
Narration or dialog, either should be
Unconstrained by a meter, just plain prosody.
It seizes your mind and affects all your thinking –
I'm trapped in it now, and I fear that I'm sinking!
Go rescue yourself from this rhythm insidious,
My hopes are all dashed; my future looks hideous!
Would be cool, yeah. I'm a little more smaller type of ship guy... so USS Defiant
I would be hopelessly addicted.
